Req #63880 [Opn]: Implement xz compression

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63880&edit=1 ID: 63880 User updated by: tobias at freiwuppertal dot de Reported by: tobias at freiwuppertal dot de Summary: Implement xz compression Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *Compression related Operating System: Any PHP Version: 7.3.0RC4 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This bug is about xz, not other types of compression. It is specifically not about .phar archives, but instead writing and reading a widely used archive format that is not specific to PHP. GIMP has implemented .xcfxz files recently, and as mentioned, PHP itself is being distributed in .xz format. Please avoid off topic comments. Thank you. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-10-25 18:54:40] spam2 at rhsoft dot net xz is way too slow for most usecases - period lern about zstd and complain lack of that ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-10-25 18:52:53] tobias at freiwuppertal dot de Updating to RC4, hopefully increasing visibility. Submitted 2013-01-01, still open. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-05-08 22:06:16] tobias at freiwuppertal dot de Upgrading to 7.2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-05-08 18:00:38] spam2 at rhsoft dot net for .phar XZ is nonsense in 2018, compare it with zstd and look at ressources / compression-rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-05-08 17:47:03] theo dot fidry at gmail dot com Hi, If that feature is ever supported (which I hope and would be awesome), it would also be a nice addition to add it as a possible compression mode for PHARs as well (see https://github.com/humbug/box/issues/211#issuecomment-387480271) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63880 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63880&edit=1